Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Supervise employees.
• Implement organizational process or policy changes.
• Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.
• Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
• Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.

• Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
• Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
• Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact.
• Resolve customer complaints or problems.
• Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
• Document organizational or operational procedures.
• Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
• Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
• Monitor inventories of products or materials.
• Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
• Prepare operational budgets.
• Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
• Advise others on business or operational matters.
• Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
• Conduct employee training programs.
• Hire personnel.
• Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
• Maintain operational records.
• Examine financial records to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
• Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures for green or sustainable operations.
• Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.
• Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
• Plan facility layouts or designs.

• Supply Chain Managers

• First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

• Purchasing Managers

• First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

• Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

• Logisticians

• Logistics Analysts

• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

• Transportation Planners

• General and Operations Managers